{"id":6434,"date":"2022-06-06T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/?post_type=event&p=6434"},"modified":"2022-06-21T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T18:06:42","slug":"responding-to-the-afghan-refugee-crisis-in-the-united-states-and-canada","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/event\/responding-to-the-afghan-refugee-crisis-in-the-united-states-and-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to the Afghan Refugee Crisis in the United States and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RESPONDING TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEE CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Online Webinar on June 20, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am – 2:15 pm EST | 8:00 am – 11:15 am PST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To mark World Refugee Day, Metropolis CARES (Coalition to Assist Refugee Entry and Settlement), an initiative of the Metropolis Institute, will be holding a webinar on June 20, between 11:00 am and 2:15 pm (EST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The webinar entitled Responding to the Afghan Refugee Crisis in the United States and Canada<\/em><\/strong> seeks to foster cooperation between policy-makers, researchers and civil society organizations in supporting best practices to address the needs of Afghan refugees in our two countries. The program includes a panel session and round table discussion on attitudes towards refugees in Canada and meeting the challenges encountered by Afghan refugees in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROGRAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Opening Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am – 11:15 am (EST) | 8:00 am – 8:15 am (PST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panel 1 (panel session)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

11:15 am – 12:30 pm (EST) | 8:15 am – 9:30 am (PST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcoming Afghan Refugees in Canada and the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panel 2 (round table discussion)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm (EST) | 9:45 am – 11:00 am (PST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting the Challenges Encountered by Afghan Refugees in the United States and Canada<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Closing Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm<\/em><\/em> (EST) | 11:00 am – 11:15 am<\/em> (PST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RECORDING AND PRESENTATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WATCH THE WEBINAR VIDEO RECORDING<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FIND THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE SPEAKERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wendy Cukier<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founding Committee – Lifeline Afghanistan \/ Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Founder & Academic Director of the Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rebecca Fishman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Projects Lead and Afghan Response Coordinator, Upwardly Global, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aziz Rafee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director, Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lori Wilkinson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures, Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth Frank<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director, Sponsor Circle Program, Community Sponsorship Hub, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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